Fountain Creek is ‘the poster child of the Anthropocene’: Author Jim O’Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers

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Fountain Creek in rural El Paso County
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Fountain Creek in rural El Paso County, May 22, 2025.


Author Jim O’Donnell at Fountain Creek
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Jim O’Donnell, author of “Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River,” stands beside Fountain Creek in rural El Paso County, May 22, 2025.


Author Jim O’Donnell reads a passage from his book, Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River

Author Jim O’Donnell at Fountain Creek
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Jim O’Donnell, author of “Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River,” stands beside Fountain Creek in rural El Paso County, May 22, 2025.

Fountain Creek By Jim O’Donnell